New Lotus Sports Car Series Confirmed

[DarrylV8]

@Bibs don’t suppose you have or are able to get any performance data?

did DB’s team source a gearbox?

[NedaSay]

4 hours ago, DarrylV8 said:

@Bibs don’t suppose you have or are able to get any performance data?

did DB’s team source a gearbox?

The V8 was put on dyno but its IP belongs to HWA I Believe, it was good for 600bhp + in base tune...  They could have gone with any number of gearbox as the engine bay set up allowed mechanical, automatic and DCT.

 

6 hours ago, jonwat said:

All the details in this week's Autocar 😀

So a hint of a truth at last... An Exige class and an Esprit class to replace the Evora and leaving the Elise to posterity. Hum it really is JMG's masterplan.

[Barrykearley]

Looks more like a Dany line up to me.

[Bibs]

How so?

[Barrykearley]

The silhouettes are a bit reminiscent of his era to me. The aspirations much the same so as well. Many folks thought he was crazy at the time. Such a shame the cars he presided over were shitcanned.

[Gis]

1 hour ago, Barrykearley said:

Such a shame the cars he presided over were shitcanned.

Agree, they looked really good and distinctive. To me the Evija, while spectacular, is too far out designwise, hope the new 131 type is more grounded, especially so if they call it Esprit. Wouldn’t like to see an Evija ‘light’... the cars shown on the autocar cover leave me cold, tbh.

[Gis]

7 hours ago, Barrykearley said:

Such a shame the cars he presided over were shitcanned.

Actually they were not canned Barry. Only by Lotus. The Eterne became the AM Rapide and the Esprit looks like today’s Huracan. They took the core of the design as their own. As they say, copies are the best form of flattery. Bloody shame though. Wasted opportunity with some real leading designs...

[Andrew C]

On 03/02/2021 at 12:23, Bibs said:

 

 

This still looks as good today as it did 10 years ago.

[cor]

It was a very exiting time perhaps if the millions had kept coming......

[Giniw]

 

Maybe I am completely wrong but doesn't that looks a bit like the 131 headlights under the car covers poster earlier?

(although I reckon it would be "a bit" odd to have it there first before the official presentation :D)

Edited February 7, 2021 by Giniw

[rallyesax]

Just seems like a regular Evora US spec to me 

[Giniw]

I would say the headlights look slimmer and there are wheels air vents that don't (?) exist in the Evora?

[Giniw]

14 minutes ago, Giniw said:

wheels air vents

The GT4 has some apparently (but a bit different) : https://www.lotuscars.com/fr-FR/model/evora-gt4-concept/

...

Most definitely Evora GT4 indeend (interior, wheel vents, and so on)

Edited February 7, 2021 by Giniw

[C8RKH]

23 minutes ago, Giniw said:

I would say the headlights look slimmer and there are wheels air vents that don't (?) exist in the Evora?

Thats just a standard US Evora GT in the picture. The vents over the wheel are from the GT430 and that was carried over for US GT.

The dash is Evora 4xx dash, standard front cover etc.

[Giniw]

All right, thanks 😃

I just had a look at the US spec GT and indeed it's exactly that one.

Edited February 7, 2021 by Giniw

[jonwat]

Arrives in 2022 according to AutoExpress 

[stephenwhyte]

1 hour ago, jonwat said:

Arrives in 2022 according to AutoExpress 

We will see it in the next few months I reckon - on sale in ‘22👍

[Dan E]

On 08/02/2021 at 11:26, jonwat said:

Arrives in 2022 according to AutoExpress 

Christ I hope not, that looks like an Evora I have modified. The rear is hideous!! 

[Bravo73]

Don't worry, that's not it. Those are the same, made up, jackanory pictures that they put out months ago. 

[Julian73]

On 03/02/2021 at 14:55, NedaSay said:

The V8 was put on dyno but its IP belongs to HWA I Believe, it was good for 600bhp + in base tune...  They could have gone with any number of gearbox as the engine bay set up allowed mechanical, automatic and DCT.

 

 

Source of HWA connection?

[Bibs]

I believe the video of the engine was filmed at HWA for one thing!

[NedaSay]

12 hours ago, Julian73 said:

Source of HWA connection?

Uh the tech director was none other than former and current HWA engineering director...

[Ali tuck]

Right then,start of a new month come on lotus let’s have a few more sneak pics,anyone in the know got any more info?

[exeterjeep]

6 minutes ago, Ali tuck said:

let’s have a few more sneak pics,anyone in the know got any more info?

Maybe there will be some April 1st - hoax pics.

[stephenwhyte]

I feel it’s imminent......really hoping to see first sightings of it soon!🤞